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  2. Colt Army Model 1860 - Wikipedia

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    The firearm was a single-action, six-shot revolver accurate from 75 up to 100 yards, where the fixed sights were typically set when manufactured. The rear sight was a notch in the hammer, only usable when the revolver was fully cocked. The Colt .44-caliber “Army" Model was the most widely used revolver of the Civil War.

  3. List of weapons in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps the most well known foreign designed revolver during the Civil War. It had two barrels, a .42 caliber barrel on top and a 20 gauge shotgun barrel underneath. The creator, a French doctor living in New Orleans, Jean Alexandre LeMat, moved back to France to create more revolvers for the Confederacy. The French made revolvers, however ...

  4. Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army - Wikipedia

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    For a Civil War soldier, owning a revolver as a backup gun was important, so Smith & Wesson's cartridge revolvers, the Army Model 2 and the Smith & Wesson Model 1 in caliber .22 rimfire came into popular demand with the outbreak of the American Civil War. Soldiers and officers on both sides of the conflict made private purchases of the ...

  5. Colt Dragoon Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Dragoon Revolver had a comparatively shorter cylinder (thus preventing overloading the cylinder) and held up to 50 grains of powder, whereas the Walker had used up to 60 grains of powder. The Dragoon Revolver had a shorter barrel at 7.5 inches (190 mm) (and on some later revolvers, 8 inches [200 mm]) as compared to the 9-inch (230 mm ...

  6. List of Confederate arms manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Revolvers Leech & Rigdon Augusta, Georgia: Produced a variant of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver Or "Leech & Rigdon" Bellona Arsenal: Midlothian, Virginia: 1810 Artillery Bilharz, Hall see Hodgkins Boyle & Gamble Virginia: Bayonets, knives and swords Carruth Armory Greenville, South Carolina: 1819 .69 caliber Flint Lock Smooth Bore Harpers/Ferry ...

  7. Remington Model 1858 - Wikipedia

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    The Remington-Beals Model Revolvers [dubious – discuss] along with subsequent models and variations were percussion revolvers manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons in .31 (Pocket) .36 (Navy) or .44 (Army) caliber, used during the American Civil War, and was the beginning of a successful line of medium and large frame pistols.

  8. Colt 1851 Navy Revolver - Wikipedia

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    Loads consist of loose powder and ball or bullet, metallic foil cartridges (early), and combustible paper cartridges (Civil War era), all combinations being ignited by a fulminate percussion cap applied to the nipples at the rear of the chambers. A very small number of Navy revolvers were produced in .34 caliber, and are so marked.

  9. Starr revolver - Wikipedia

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    1858 Double Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1862-1863) [~23000 produced] [7] 1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1863-1864) [23000 produced] [ 7 ] In total, 47,454 Starr revolvers were manufactured making it the third most issued of civil war era revolvers (6,352 Starr DA Navy and Army ...